1944 NORTH AMERICAN American AT6 Harvard III SOLD

Constructed by North American Aviation in Dallas Texas in 1944 with the construction number 88-16336 G-ELMH was one of 20 aircraft ordered by the British Fleet Air Arm in 1942, eventually leaving the factory in 1944 she was flown across the US to Fort Dix arriving on April 25th 1944. Then crated shipped by sea it arrived in Lossiemouth Scotland on July 12th. The aircraft was allocated the Royal Navy Serial Number EZ341 stationed at RNAS Crail Donibristle. EZ341 saw out her service in Lee on Solent eventually being sold to the Portuguese Air Force based in Granja in 1956. Now allocated the serial number 1662 it served with the Portuguese Air Force until December 1973 when it was stored. One ferry flight was made on the 18th of January 1977 to the Air Force museum at Alverca where it remained until 1991 when it was crated returned to England. Maurice Hammond acquired the Harvard it was shipped to Suffolk for a nut bolt restoration which took 24 months. Now registered G-ELMH her first post restoration flight was in April 1994 painted in the colour scheme of the 100th bomb group ‘Hack’ ship used at Thorpe Abbots airfield during WWII. The aircraft carries the nose art of B17 “Fools Rush In”. The Restoration The Aircraft was completely dismantled down to every last nut bolt. The tail cone was paint stripped, new rear bulkhead fitted, internal external surfaces Zinc Chromated 2K top coat applied. Tail Planes jigged lower skins removed, new tail plane attachment fittings installed, internal external surfaces Zinc Chromated 2K top coat applied. Fin cleaned inspected, internal external surfaces Zinc Chromated 2K top coat applied. Rudder, Elevators Ailerons dismantled, ribs replaced as required, internal external surfaces Zinc Chromated 2K top coat applied, Cecanite 101 fabric applied 2k elasticised paint applied. Fuselage Engine Mount frames completely paint stripped blasted, all structures X-Rayed, external surfaces Zinc Chromated 2K top coat applied, Linseed oil added to all steel tube internals. Wing Centre section Jigged, new Forward Main Spar Spare Caps fitted, Ribs replaced as required, internal external surfaces Zinc Chromated 2K top coat applied. Wings Jigged lower skins removed replaced as necessary, Ribs replaced as required, internal external surfaces Zinc Chromated 2K top coat applied. All hydraulic pipes replaced, all hydraulic actuators system overhauled. Engine zero time overhauled by Covington. Propeller zero time overhauled. Airframe 95% rewired. A full photographic history of the restoration is available. Airframe Powerplant Pratt Whitney R1340-AN1 SN:11477. 9 Cylinder Radial supplied zero timed by Covington USA in 1993: 740:00 Hours. Hamilton Standard 12D40-305 SN:26460 two blade metal variable pitch propeller with 3:50 hours since zero time overhaul in 2024 Avionics iCOM IC-A220 radio Garmin GPS 100 Narco AT 150 TSO Transponder Bendix King 111C Skymap Interior Original in the finest detail Removable stick in rear cockpit Cockpit heater Exterior Painted in the colours of the 100th Bomb Group squadron ‘hack’ and adorned with the nose art of B17 “Fools Rush In” Paint – 9/10. Additional Equipment Canopy Cover Additional Information Annual Inspection valid until 30/05/2026 Engine zero time overhaul by Covington in 1993 – 740 Hours total time Note: Specification is correct to the best of our knowledge. It is the buyer’s responsibility to check the actual specification prior to purchase. No warranties are sold or implied.